H.G. Wells's, "The Time Machine," is a classic work of science fiction, based on the linking criteria of the term megatext. This justification is validated based on the core of the term megatext as awareness, identity, fear and survival. These four points are a clear illustration of science fiction and the criteria that The Time Machine embodies. Using other examples, such as imagery, story settings, and themes, to support these points, there is a transitioning connection of the story that allows these examples of awareness, identity, fear and survival to be much more clear in joining The Time Machine and the term megatext. This criterion can be adjusted outside of the realm of science fiction, for the purpose of providing others points it might have, with other fiction writing genres. Though, this is another flexibility that The Time Machine has. And as well, other terminology may be used to connect the term megatext, which can be provided in other themes and situations. But in its simple form of awareness, identity, fear and survival, the megatext can boldly identify the themes and situations that primarily connect the best with science fiction genre and story of The Time Machine. So what are the themes and situations for the Time Machine? The themes and situations explored in The Time Machine novella consisting of awareness, identity, fear and survival, form around a Time Traveller and the journeys and adventures that the Time Traveller undertakes. Exploring new lands and surveying different worlds in the earth's future history, the Time Traveller finds new ideas of purpose and new levels of personal awareness. The first science fiction megatext example of The Time Machine is awareness. Awareness can be found, when the Time Traveller began to communicate and engage with the small community of the Eloi. The Time Traveller states, "Fruit, by the by, was all their diet. These people of remote future were strict vegetarians, and while I was with them, in spite of some carnal cravings, I had to be frugivorous also. I found afterwards that